The Dillon tribune., 1887-05-13
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DILLON, MONTANA. MAY I3, 1857.
ARGENTA PROSPECTS.

The leens. Golden Er. and Other Mines
Hatcher shop Nc1ded-"Leaded"
Garden Truck.
ARcxxrA, May u, 1857.
A. &. Burnett Of Amesville, vac In tow
a few days the past week.
Aljsn Black and wife, ol the valley wes
visiting friends Ia Paradise, On Sunday.
Joha G. Bray snd family have been vis
ting friends and relatives the past week.
w. b. Sanford is working his place
clai,u In French gulch, and reports Il verJ
rich.
A great many trees have been piantee
this spring and also many email fraits ant
berries.
School will commence In this distrjct, on
Monday, May 10Th. With Miss jamie Carter
as teacher.
I. h. Robins and wife have taken up
their residence At the Springs. Mr.. Rob.
bins l. the foreman Of the Tuscarcra
mine.
Three days the past week Wcigh:man
had orun an extra stage in order to con-
vey the passengers TO this place, Paradise
and the Springs.
Witter and Miles have purchased =
fine team Of flyers and alnost every after
noon they can be see" going down Main
street at q t;,ree.minu,e gait.
Mrs. llebred and granddaughter, Of
Pecatonica. Ills, came in on SATURDAYS
coach, and went up to the Springs, where
they will reside in the future.
It is said that the Tuscar0ra com.
pany will build a concentrator and use the
water power they now have and replace
tho same by steam. for smelling purposes.
George Young aud others have found
good prospect on Gold Hin, being the
third location on one vein. the others being
the Queen Of the Hills, and th.l King Of
the Hills.
Only very few are putting in gsrdeps,
owing to the evidence given in a recent
land case, where it was sworn that the
land was 50 full OF mineral that people are
afraid Of being pleaded"
Recent developments on the Gladstone
mine show large body Of rich gold ore,
carrying large per cent. OF lead. This
mine Is In the slate belt IN Gold Till,
south Of the 81. Louis company's xold
mines.
In sinking shaft IN the ruscsrora mine.
an immense body Of rich carbonate orc has
been struck. This last is thought to he 4 !
different vein, and increases the value of
this property that has always been con.
sdered one Of the best in the camp.
There are hundreds Of would.5e con.
suners Of beef here, and yet We have no
butcher shop. Other years when there
WAS not one quarter As many people there
would be one. and Part Of the time two
meat wagors sent up from Dillon, and |
row there 10 none.
Gee. French has nearly completed hi.
feed and livery stable. Il Is the largest
building in town ard we'll planned and ar.
ranged throughout. Mr.. French was
compelled to 70 to Dillon and &c. another
buggy rs the three he had were In con. |
slant use, and more In demand.
The ST. Louis company have In course
Of erection. slarge boarding house, iodr
Ing house, and Office, and ~ soon A. com |
p'esed. will put large force Of men to work
On the Rena and Golden Era mines. The
machinery for the Era is expected In few |
days. 1t Is the intention OF the COMPANY
to sink shaft ON each mine to the depth |
Of 400 feet before commencing tn extract
ore.
The past week. l.. &. Fyhrie and Mark
t. Bray. bonded their lead min near Ar |
genta, for the sum Of $4,000 to T.. Muller. |
This ia one of the finest lead proper,ics in
the place. being contact vein showing
large bodies Of carbonate ore, assayiup y,
high as 10, or. |" silver and 81 per cent.
lead. Large bodies Of carbonate Of lime. !
very essential for smelling purposes, are
'"ond within the boundaries Of this claim. |
Adv'ces from the mining camp Of Lake
Valley, n. NJ, state that David Burke and
Con Ryan having quarreled over a min.
ing Claim. agreed to settle the difficulty bv
resort to pistols. Each party fired two
shots which resulted in the killing Of Burke.
Ryan Is under arrest,